Epidemiology of whiplash: An international dilemma

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-5

  Ferrari, Robert ^a   Russell, Anthony S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CHRONIC PAIN; DISABILITY; HUMAN; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WHIPLASH INJURY;

EID: 0032995759     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.58.1.1     Document Type: Article

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